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II welcome deliv- H0N. WILLIAM O,BRIEN.
cred by Mir. Cloran, which was greeted by
cheers, fnterspersed with groans and misses.
he afterward spoke at Albert hall, and tho
enthusiasm Of his hearers was intense.
On the afternoon Of tho 18th hc, in com.
pany with Mr.. ]. A. Mulligan, the president
Of the Montreal National league, and Secro.
tary Cahill, started from his hotel, tho Rossin
house, for a short walk, and were greeted
with a shower Of sticks, stones, rotten eggs
and other missiles, aid with cries Of :aKin
him, "Hang him." ITO the bay with him"
etc. During the disturbance they wero al
more or lsss bruised, aud Secretary Cahill
was ssstousay though not dangerously H.
tured. He afterwaru spoke in Ottawa and
other important Canadian citiea
The excitement occaione<l by his visit q
Canada h something unusual In that quies
country, and 10 calculated to create Q hostile
feeling between the league and anti.leaguo
population.
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Superstition Of Goa Folk,.

Tho portsnts and superstitions of SEA folk
are numberleaR Passing clouds presaeo
tight winds and variables:" light clouds IN
Tho northwest mean, look out for squalls: q
scoschfng sun brings an easterly wind; when
the looms give short stifled cry, then look
out for nor'east wind; great storm will
surely como up after the SUN rises clear
but goes into heavy cloud; II the daylight
breaks high In tho air, storms will follow; Q
clear sunaet promises certain fair weather:
when the porpoises or blackfish head in any
given direction, favorable winds will come
from that direction; low flying seagulls fore.
tall tho coming breeze, aud IL you have ono
already, then look out for "a howler;" winds
come from tho lair Of tho sun dogs, whether
70 tho north or south; In a storm, fire balb
dancing on tho rigging below the masthead
arc sure proof that the storm will continue,
and II a high a. the tiptopmast, then tho
storm has spent it, fury; q dead flying fish on
deck carries alarm; clergymen are "Jonahs,"
and bring bad luck; IL q sailors razor si,aves
overwsll, it is bad sign; falling out Of ones
bunk without striking on ones feet means Q
quarrel i brewing; II the fo'castle plates are
once washed between Sundays, luck will
turn; cats bring good luck; rats in the hold
mean death among the crew: pocket mir
1ors must carry aim or the vessel win b
lost; accidental tolling of tho ships bell @bs.
TWEEN bells" is certain i'll luck; and to kill ouo
q Mother Carey's chickens means endless
woe.
An these things, and vastly more, azs
caught BY ona from tho sailor IN q half dep
rscation Of their belief by himself; but yoo
will find, in many ways, that they are really
. part OF his lite, sentiment and belief, and
they arc - fondly Rugged to his inner heart
. Ne On Land cling to our firssiie legends
and tales Of old.-Cuban Letter.
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things for tho good Of mankind b contempt.
rary with improved transportation for kill
ing purposes Among the many now devices
for the latter purpose the most novel IL The
SO called multicycle-s sort Of compound
velocipede by which squad Of soldiers may
all move together, have their baggage az
ammunition with them and have . ready
made breastwork when they stop. We pre-
sent engravings Of tho machine in action ANA
serving a. slight defense to tho legs Of
the solliers The machine has been tried On
the streets Of London with apparent success,
and is now being severely tested at Alder
shot by authority Of the British War Office.
1t is called multicycle because It usually
carries twelve men and can b constructed to
take sixteen.
Our engraving gives fair idea Of its
make up. It is an adaptation Of tho % called
@Victoria," or four-in-hand quadricycle: the
soldiers sit on it in single Tile. their guns
strung on their back. and work on the
treadles. A light cart may be attached
at the rear. On the London streets
ten miles an hour Il the regular rate, but six
teen are often accomplished. It /. claimed
that the whole concern can turn around in
no more space than il required by cab, aud
that rough roads and steep grades can be
traversed with NO more trouble than tho extra
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visited BY many strangers. We present
from original photographs.
Elmer Ellsworth was but "a years old al
death, yet he had acquired q national reputa-
ton by the splendid drill he taught the noted
Ellsworth Zouaves, who exhibited in several
cities the year before the war. Born in Now
York in 1887, and too poor to get a classical
education, he earned money enough to aody
law in Chicago, living In the most frugal
manner. Personally he was pure as St. John,
temperate and extremely faithful to ot,}lga-
tions. But he was military enthusiast frozn
boyhood In the drill and discipline OF soltiiasa
He early organized company In Chicago,
but they revolted against his discipline and
chose another commander. SO he went 10
Elgin, Ills, organised and drilled another
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THE LATE JUSTICE WOODS.
Something About the Personnol of the
Supreme Court.

Something About the Personnel of the
Supreme Court.
Justice Woods was buried at Newark, O..
Tuesday. tho 18th, md nearly cvory lawyer Of
national prominence in tho Democratic lnrty
Is named a. apostolic successor, and there i
no more certainty in tho prophecies than
there was at the time the president selected
his cabinet nor when he lately chose the in
terstate commerce commissioners. No one, in
fact, knows except President Cleveland now
anything about who will be appointed, though
the appointment may be made at any day.
The position Of attorney general has been con.
sidered in times past a sort of stepping stone
to tho supreme court. end a number Of prcsi.
dents have attempted to make supreme court
judges Of their attorney generals.
President Grant nominated three cx attor-
ney generals for the supreme court, and every
ono Of them was rejected. His first nomina-
ton was E. lockwood Hoar. Of Massachu-
setts, who was defeated chiefly through the
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The Princess of Wales is always to
be found on the side of common sense,
and In having her daughter taught tho
complete art Of dressmaking has set an
example which ought to be widely fol-
lowed by women to whom it must be
of much greater consequence. The
princess herself is known to be COM
pletely up both in theory and practice,
and this IL the great reason why she IS
always 80 perfectly dressed and why
her dressmakers find her 50 difficult to
satisfy with anything short Of the best
cut and workmanship.
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auARD HOUSE.

the militia would thereafter he kept well or
canizcd. This prophecy was singularly falsi-
fled. Tho organization decayed much more
rapidly after our civil war than after 1915:
and in the average town Of two o: three
thousand it Is difficult to get 100 drilled and
uniformed men for n Fourth OF July parade
This condition IS felt to he dangerous and dis
graceful, and many states are now taking
vigorous measures to reorganizo their militia.
Acting on questions arising In 1Sl:@l5. IN
supreme court decided that the president
hal the right to call out, act as commando
in chief and name the general officers for the
militia Of tho states, and the right has never
since been questioned. Congress, however,
fixed the conditions very carefully by the law
OF July II, 1862, and the right OF governors
of states to appoint all officers below the rank
Of brjeallier general IL now dxed. 1npracticc
tho enlisted men elsct The drst set OF line
officers, and thereafter promotion supplies
vacancies. And finally tho supreme court IN
Martin v Mott, ~ Wheaton, 1g declared the
riehf Of the president to decide finally and
eonclusively whether the militia should be
aumn,oned, and place them under federal
officers ranking their own. It worth
,,okinc. however, that tho revived militia
svrtam in nearly all tho states differs rum
the old system in this: the troops arc not
enrolled and placed in infantry. artillery or
cavalry By ths state; they volunteer under
general law, organise on their own motson'
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labor required. The steering man can give It
quick turn in an instant, and little trouble
was experienced even in the most crowded
Streets Such are the reports of the London
papers, and il the same success can be at-
tanned in the fields and on country roads, we
may yet see the soldiers go riding instead Of
walking. OF course, field work proper must
Of troops from one section to another The
multicycle may prove q great success In
deed, the idea Of utilizing tho vclocipode
principle for long marches is one that readily
suggests itself to any observer
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NESS HouDD ~CAlp GEORGE WASHINGTON"
can DO drawn upon; and 20 much latitude h
allowed In uniform that an interstate encamp-
mont seems almost like that Of different
nationa Tho drill and encampment at WASH
tngton, which began On the sd inst, has
revived IN interest in militia matters We
give herewith portraits Of two of the active
promoters Of the encampment and drill, and
also sketches Of Scamp George Washington
and III surroundings
Commissioner Wheatley 10 the young COM
misEioner OF the District Of Columbia, and he
b ths Leading Washington city influence in
regard to the drill He Is big fat fellow,
full Of good nature, and possessing much e.
ecutive ability. He is one OF the pushers OF
tho institution, and the success Of the drill
b largely due to him. Dc Leon, the secre-
tary, dark young man, with gray hair.
He Is full Of life and energy. He has written
. book about the various organisations hera
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shoo0s for thsmselvss what branch tha1 Vim
sarvs IN. then report, azs accepted, and r.
oetvo their arms. But those arms remain
STATE property, and bonds arc given for their
care and return In cass tho organisation dis
banda We have, therefore, . purely volun-
eeH militia, 70 servo % Q nucleus In case Of o
VA, TN thelArger body Of undrillsd citisens
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SV014C6 "ONIOSs senate also refused
to confirm him. Edwin n. Stanton, another
attorney general, was nominated and con-
fir7ned, but he died before he secured the ar.
pointment, and the only attorney generals
who have ever sat upon tho supreme court
bench were Roger B. fancy. who afterwards
became chief justice, and Nathan Clif7or
who was attorney general during the admit
istration Of Polk. Levi Lincoln, one Of I!
fered position on the supreme court benc
but declined it, and John Quincy Adams al
declined similar Offer in 1911.
Four of the supreme judges are now realy
for retirement. Chief Justice Waite, judge
Bradley, Judge Miller and Judge Field cou:,
leave the court room tomorrow. and the;
would receive 1000 year for the rest OF
their lives without doing stroke Of work.
They, however. evidently prefer to keep their
places than to letting others have them. Few
judges in the history Of the court have been
retired, and there is only ono supreme court
justice on the retired list. THIS is Justice
Strong, q hale old man, who lives at Wash
ington. Chief Justice Waite has already
served thirteen years, Miller has served
twenty-five years, Judge Field, of California,
has served twenty-four years, and Bradley
sixteen years. OF the other judges Harlan
comes from Kentucky, and he has served
about nine years His age is 50 and he bids
fair to live long time. Stanley Matthews
shows little gray in his beard and hair, but be
Is only 6 years old, and his term Of service
il about six years. Gray was commissioned
in 1881, and he is now about GO years Of age.
Blatchford, Of New York, is 81 years old, ani
he was commissioned in 1854
Nearly all OF tho supreme court Judges OF
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800
were dl:aped. It
was but an ofdin-
ary event Of war,
but the people had
not yet grown used
to such eventA Tho
body WAS taken to
dsparents' homes ct
4echanicsviue, N.
T., escorted by q
guard Of honor,
and buried with
mu Oh ceremony
amid &e mourning
Of m01iona Ono
year afterward tho
death of ono man
Scarcely excited no
ace outside Of the
circle of immediate
relatives and
friends. But Col.
Ellsworth fame u
immortal 40 the
first distinguished
victim Of the great
civil war. A beaut-
full monument has
been erected over
his grave, and the
old tavern in which
he was shot il
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steamer Umbria,
by which he ss,iled,
whel, the commit
tee appointed 70
meet him went
lown New York
bay for that pur-
pose in q tug. Ho
left for Montreal
tho Same day.
There he received
an ent husiasac
"0IC0m o, ana
spoke to q largo
:udienco in the
Montreal depot IN
reply to a speech
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ANELlA's PALACE.

legal wife has died since Brigham died; EN-
incline Free died twelve years ago OF broken
heart and excessive use of morphine, and
Brigham's large family IS well scattered A
Mormon keeps his secrets we'll; but as the
laborer If that faith walks the street before
the palace and thinks how many no account
young Youngs have been enriched by the
tjthing, aud how many men once boldly
prominent In Salt Lake are now hiding from
tho United States marshal, he must think
that 4the Lord loves the Mormons" In very
peculiar way just now.
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GERMAN STATESMEN.

How tho Coalition of Parties Share tho
KeichstaS Hon0rs.
After the last elections for the German
reichstag it was necessary to have a regard, in
the division of the parliamentary Offices, to
the fact that in the place Of the Clerical
Liberal majority Conservative-National
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THE MARSHALL HOUSE.

company and challenged the Chicago COM
pany to competitive drill, his company OBJ
tanning complete victory. Soon after he
was made captain Of tho Chicago cadets,
which ho developed into the noted Zouaves.
His mother chided him for devoting so much
time to military studies, telling him he would
have to 60 to Europe, "where they always
have war;" to utilize his knowledge. He as
sured her she was mistaken. as there would
soon be war enough here. A year after that
conversation he was in Washington at the
head of the New York Fire Zouaves. They
were the first soldiers Of the Union to invade
Virginia, and the particulars Of the colonels
death at Alexandria, Va, are we'll known.
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o'BRiEN IN CANADA.

Wild Scenes Accompany tho HIM El1I
tors Tour.
The Hon. William C'Bricn, tho editor Of
United Ireland, arrived in Now YORK. city on
May ., having for tho object of his visit q
speech making tour through Canatln, t!cnounc-
ing Lord I.a,,slowno and his. eviction OF ten
ants on his Irish estate Of LugSacurran.
Mr. O'Brien's arrival in Now York was
distinguished by q peculiar sceno On tho
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THURSDAY. JUNE Il. 1857.
EXTRA COPIES.
EXTRA COPIES.
Extra copies Of this edition Of the
ADVANCE on sale at the Office, done
up in wrappers, ready for mailing.
Send copies to your friends abroad,
especially your soldier friends.
OUR CIVILIAN ARMY.
SOMETHING ON THE SUBJECT OF
STATE MILITIA.

4 val1oAlo Adjunst - ~ l@a&looal N.
lsase-1ho 0outhern S&atss and the An
1ual DriM Of 70 0lde1 1ims-Cs0D
0ooego WaGhlDGto1.
Tho revival OF interest IN tho maintenance
q IN effective militia finds striking oppression
IN tho interstate drill this week at Washing
ton. Tho difficulties experienced in organiz-
Ing ths affair show how badly our militia
oyetam had docaYed. and a somethin1 OF 4
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DIR. BUHL. TEIHERR V. UNRUHE-BONST,
Won wEDELI~PIESDORr.

Oh. BUuL. 1E1HGR8 V. UNRUHE-BOAS1.
Won wEDELI-PIESDORF.
Liberal majority had come. In accordance
with this, a member of the Conservative
party. Herr Won Wedell Iiesdorf, was elected
president. He had served in this capacity
already in the previous reichstag. Herr
Wedell Piesdorf was born May 20, 1887, in
Frankfort Oh the Oder, and received his uni
versity education at Heidelberg and Berlin.
In the year 1853 he entered into state service,
occupying position in the Berlin city court.
He had quite successful career, and after
holding various important governmental
positions, in 1879 was elected a member of
the house Of deputies Of Prussia. Since 1884
he has been member Of the reichstag.
DR.. P. A. Buhl, a member Of the National
Liberal party, is the first vice president He
was born Aug. 2, 1887, in Ettlingen, near
Karlsruhe, studied at Heidelberg, and at
tanned the degree OF D. p. Afterward he de-
voted himself to the management of bis
estates in the Palatinate, especially to wine
growing Since 1871 he has belonged to the
reichstag, and for the past few years has been
. hereditary member Of the Bavarian reichs-
ra.h.
The second vice president Is Freiherr Won
Unruhe- Bomst, a member Of the government
party. He was born Aug %, 1925. in Ber-
lin, thus being the oldest Of the three presi-
dent& He studied law at Berlin, Heidelberg
and Halle, and then entered the service OF
the government. Since 1867 he has been Q
member Of the reichstag, and since 1873 mar
shall Of the provincial diet Of Posen. He u
also very active a. commander Of tho order
Of the Knights Of St John. On the 18th Of
March all the presidents were, on motion Of
Delegate Windthorst, confirmed by acclama-
ton for the entire session.
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guide for tho future
We may we0rsvieW
our past expert
encs; for II - .
pleasing fact that
from The worry BE-
ginning America
has been the land
of the militia and
tho volunteer. Il
h . very safe esa-
mate that Of tho
millions who have
fought for their
homes or govern
nnent since tho first
>ktOnrnAs>t va0k NA
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IN twenty was . drafted man or regular
soldier. In fact, the elaborate militia system
oe our early history had it, origin in jeal-
oosy OF standing armies-a very wholesome
Jealousy, inherited from England and intea.-
died BY our peculiar conditions.
At tho beginning tho settlers volunteered
10 light the Indians; every able bodied man
was . soldier, II need arose, and the colonial
militia was generally kept In effective condi-
ton. But tho revolutionary war subjected
them 70 much ridicule; they were not at to
meet The British regulars, and Immediately
after the peace vigorous reform was inau-
guratetl The congress Of 179e passed vegy
stringent act for enrolling every able bodied
man between the ages Of Is and As; every
man was to own his gun and equipments and
heep them in good order. and they were
exempt from seizure for debts and taxe4
Thu whisky insurrection was suppressed by
tho militia thus organized. Feb. %. 1875,
congrcM authorized the president to call into
action any part of this militia either to de-
find the country, suppress instruction or as
aiak officials in enforcing the law where the
criminal combination was too great for the
ordinary posse con,tatus. All the states
have adopted this provision. and instances Of
IL employment have been painfully frequent
ancc 1S7a This country opened with
really valuable militia force. Great pride
was takon in its efficiency, and men Of wealth
aid social standing gained promotion in the
militia with as much enthusiasm rs do officers
In tho regular army. Tut after tho second
war With Great Britain the system began to
d.ay. The Fetlcrali>t writer's and orators
yilic,lled the militiamen merrilcssly; in y
fow instances during the war they refused to
march, and the feeling was insidio,,sly cult
waited, especially in tho north and east, that
tho whole was a ridiculous burlesqne. Bnt in
the south and west pride in the militia long
survived, probably because the volunteers Of
those sections had won some bright honors in
tho field. II any man objected, lie was
pointed to Tippecauoc md New Orleans as
conclusive proof Of what volunteer militia
coull 10. The annual muster day" in Vir-
Riuia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana and ILL.,
>,>I ,,~,.l,ov~ othop RfAkoa VrAa n TINA ~
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Ex.Yico President Hon. VIM. A.
Wheeler died at his home in Malone,
N. T., at 1910, Juno 18th. He died
peacefully with no sign Of suffering.
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On 0UH Oh t&10I VJ:3e
and not infrequently tho majority did get
drunk after the muster closed. And thus the
system wore out in all the northern states. It
has been asserted by we'll informed off,
Gals that the three great states Of tho north
wost did not contain $, 900 we'll drilled men
ON the 18th OF April. 1861. The fact that
Ellsworth's Zouaves could execute every
movement in drill and manual excited amaze
u,sut III 1860. But in the south local condi-
tio,s caused the militia system to he retained
in some vigor; and commenting OH this. there
was universal prediction In tho north that
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opposition OF ConE-
ling and Ed1nunts,
and also Williams
Of Oregon, who &C.
quired the title Of
"L4andaulet" Will
li's'''s fromagorge-
Gus carriage which
b., drove while at
torney general.
Grant nominated
also Caleb Gushing,
who had been IT.
torney general un.
der Pierce, and the
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SSOlH, 0ssu ~A''"lS y
uubountled hilari-
~, increasing from
year to year till tho
day assumed the
character Of the
Roman Satl,rnaIia.
It was taken BY
consent that ortliil-
ary law was s1ls-
I,or,ded. All labor
orr, slaves il,clusl-
cd, had holiday
without loss Ut poy:
No one was fined
for fighting. swear
ing or getting
drunk on that day.
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A Publishing house in New York city d.,
plays tho sign: @0ood Gteraturg ten cents Q
pound
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ELMER ELLSWORTH.
THE FIRST FEDERAL OFFICER or
NOTE KILLED IN THE WAR.
The Old 1Garshall House Where Brave
bat Reckless Youpg Colonel Tsll-A
DlAahaniaavll1~ n y

Twenty.six years ago. the 24th Of May, the
news was flashed over tho country that the
gallant Col Elmer Ellsworth had fallen, and
soon the national flag was at half mast In
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U1AAL8IU NATIVE 1OLLOW88BA
to wait at Ieopoldvillo 20 carry tho expo
dition to tl'e upper Congo. Tho great caravan
Zanzibar, he b accompanied by body Of
Haoussas, a sea coast tribe, who mako good
soldiers We give herewith . group q
Haoussas, Stanley's nativo soldiers.
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